Posted by honeybee on June 10, 2006, at 10:43:32
In reply to Re: Can an annoying side effect that you had once. » honeybee, posted by yxibow on June 10, 2006, at 1:17:52
Jay, this is useful.
I'm 32, so not exactly a spring chicken, and my resting pulse is generally always 80-84 (although one perfect summer day last year, it was 74). When I went on effexor, my heart felt like it was racing all the time, and I went to the pdoc and, sitting there in a chair, he took my pulse about half way in the session and it was about 120. I don't know if that's the kind of effect that I want to retry, or not. I am rather (hyper?)sensitive about these things. The more I learn about the ADs and their effects the more I'm squeamish about taking them. Without a medical degree, it's tough for me to do a sensible risk-benefit analysis of the meds. Without being on the outside, I have a tough time explaining to myself that it's not likely that the effexor caused my mitral valve prolapse, or that the excess serotonin in my system is somehow going to wreck my heart. Trying to think over the issue of the best course of action is a bit like trying to find myself out of a very sophisticated all of mirrors.
Have you had any cardiac response to your meds? How do you do the risk-benefit analysis of what meds you'll take?
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